Sucuri alternative
A Sucuri Alternative That Works in the Edge Account You Already Have
Sucuri’s firewall starts at $9.99 a month for one site (October 2026), and you switch it on by changing your DNS so traffic passes through its network first. We take the other route. No new network, just the edge account in front of your site set up properly and checked every morning.
With Cascadia you get
- No new network in the path
- Rules written for your site
- Checked every morning
- Drift put back by us
- Nothing installed on the site
- Your account stays yours
Cascadia vs Sucuri at a Glance
Three Questions That Decide It
Is the Site Infected Right Now?
Add a network, or use the one you have?
Who Tunes the Rules for Your Site?
Side by Side
| Sucuri | Cascadia | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it runs | Sucuri’s network, after a DNS change | Your own edge account |
| Firewall price | From $9.99 a month per site (October 2026) | –$49 a month per domain |
| Malware cleanup | Unlimited on platform plans | ×Not part of this service |
| Rules | –Sucuri’s rule set for every site | Written for how your site is used |
| Caching | –CDN included | Tuned so checkout and accounts still work |
| Settings checked daily | ×Yours to revisit | Nine settings compared every morning |
| Where protection lives | –In your Sucuri account | In an edge account in your name |
Where It Runs
Firewall Price
Malware Cleanup
Rules
Caching
Settings Checked Daily
Where Protection Lives
What Ships in the Standard Plan Here
A Sucuri firewall plan gives you a cloud firewall and a CDN running Sucuri’s own rules, and its platform plans add scanning and malware cleanup. What stays with you is deciding how the firewall should treat your particular site, then checking that it still does.
- Firewall rules written for how your site is actually used
- Rules for wp-login and xmlrpc set at the edge
- Bot protection and rate limiting configured, not left on defaults
- Caching tuned so logged-in pages and checkout still work
- HTTPS enforced and the TLS minimum kept current
- Nine settings compared every morning against what we set
- A change you did not make put back by us
- Nothing installed on your website
- 90 days of daily history, so you can see what changed and when
- Your account stays yours, and our access can be withdrawn
Where Cascadia Goes Further
Sucuri writes its rules for everyone it protects. Ours are written for one site at a time, inside an account that stays in your name.
No DNS Move to Another Network
Sucuri works by pointing your DNS at its firewall. We configure the edge account your domain already uses, so the path traffic takes to reach you does not change.
Rules Shaped Around Your Traffic
Country and ASN rules where they help, rate limits on the paths that actually get hammered, and exceptions for the tools you rely on. Anything that could stop a real customer is explained before it goes on.
Caching Set for How the Site Is Built
Caching tuned so logged-in pages and checkout still work, browser cache set sensibly, HTTPS enforced, and development mode never left on by accident.
A Daily Check Against What We Set
Nine settings are compared every morning. A change you did not make gets put back and named in a ticket with its previous value, and 90 days of daily history sit behind it.
Who This Comparison Is For
Sucuri Cleans up Malware, and We Do Not
Its platform plans include unlimited malware removals and scheduled scanning. If a site is already infected, that is the work you need first, and it is not work we do.
A Second Network Is a Second Dependency
Routing through Sucuri means your site now relies on its firewall as well as your host. For many sites that is a fine trade. For others it is one more account nobody remembers owning.
Shared Rules Suit Typical Sites
A rule set built for many sites does well against common attacks. A shop with an unusual checkout or a booking site with a busy API often needs rules that only make sense for that one site.
Choose Sucuri if
- Your site needs malware cleanup now
- You want firewall and cleanup from one vendor
- Sucuri’s standard rules suit your site
Choose Cascadia if
- You would rather not route through another network
- You want rules written for your site
- You want the settings checked every morning
Moving from Sucuri to Edge Protection in Four Steps
Order matters here, because pointing DNS away while protection is half built leaves a gap. The edge gets built first, and traffic moves second.
- 1
We Read What Is Live on Both Sides
Your current Sucuri setup and the edge account your domain will sit behind. We list what protects the site today, so nothing quietly disappears in the move.
- 2
We Build the Edge Rules First
Firewall rules, bot protection, rate limiting, caching, and TLS are set for your site before any traffic moves. Rules that could block real customers are explained to you first.
- 3
Traffic Moves Once the Rules Are In
DNS stops pointing at the Sucuri firewall only when the replacement is ready. Your Sucuri plan can stay active until you are satisfied, and then you cancel it.
- 4
Then the Daily Comparison Takes Over
Nine settings are checked every morning against what we set, and a monthly report arrives on the first Tuesday on or after the 3rd, covering the month just ended.
What Clients Say About Working with Cascadia
“I’ve always dreaded website management, but Cascadia has done an incredible job with my WordPress site, making it one less thing for me to worry about.”
“I’ve worked with Cascadia for several years now. They are always ready to help in any way I ask and can implement my ideas with ease. A company that values their clients!”
“Cascadia has been great to work with! We recently needed some updates, and Cascadia was quick to get them completed! We highly recommend Cascadia Web Services.”
“Cascadia is very responsive and we’re happy with them as our primary IT vendor.”
“They do great work, been using for years. Prompt responses to requests.”
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Sucuri Alternative Questions
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What is a Sucuri alternative?
Any other way to filter traffic before it hits your site, or to clean up after something gets in. Plugin firewalls such as Wordfence, scanning and cleanup plans from SiteLock, edge firewalls such as Bunny Shield, and managed services like this one, where somebody configures the edge you already have and keeps checking it.
How is Cascadia different from Sucuri?
Sucuri runs its own network. You change your DNS, its firewall inspects traffic, and clean requests are passed on to your server. We do not run a network. We set up the firewall, bot protection, rate limiting, caching, and TLS in the edge account in front of your site, write the rules for how that site is used, and compare nine settings against what we set every morning.
How much does Sucuri cost?
The firewall plans are $9.99 a month for Basic and $19.98 a month for Pro, each covering one site (October 2026). The Security Platform plans, which add scanning and unlimited malware removals, are $229, $339, and $549 a year. Edge Protection is $49 a month per domain.
Does Sucuri do anything you do not?
Yes, and it is a big part of what Sucuri sells. Malware scanning runs as often as every 30 minutes on its Business platform plan, and cleanups are unlimited on every platform plan. We do none of that. If your site is infected today, start with a cleanup, then think about the edge.
Do I have to change DNS to use Edge Protection?
Not to point at a new network. Edge Protection works inside the edge account your domain already sits behind. If you are on the Sucuri firewall today, leaving it does mean DNS stops pointing there, and that switch should only happen once the edge rules are in place.
Will an edge rule block my own customers?
That is the risk we plan around. A country rule or an aggressive rate limit is explained to you before it goes on, exceptions are written for the tools you actually use, and good bots are let through.
What about speed?
Sucuri’s firewall plans include a CDN. On our side, caching is tuned to how your site is built, browser cache is set sensibly, and logged-in pages and checkout are handled so that nobody is served a page meant for someone else.
What happens when a setting drifts?
You hear about it the next morning. The live settings are compared with what we set every day, anything that moved becomes a ticket naming the setting and the value it had before, and if the change was not yours we put it back.
Do you need access to my website?
No. We need access to your edge account, usually an invitation you can withdraw at any time. Nothing is installed on your website.
Do I need managed hosting to buy this?
No. It runs as a standalone monthly service on whatever hosting you already use. It is also part of Domain Pro, at $59 a month per domain, which brings DNS, the edge, and your domains onto one invoice.
How quickly does setup start?
Setup starts within two business days, and the first full picture of your settings arrives within a week.
What if I want to leave?
Withdraw our access. The edge account was always yours, and every setting we changed is recorded, so what protects the site stays visible and stays in place until you decide otherwise.
Ready to put your own edge to work?
Forty-nine dollars a month per domain. Rules written for your site, caching and TLS set properly, and nine settings compared every morning, all inside an account that never left your name.